Should employeers be allowed to refuse to hire smokers? Should they be able to charge smokers higher insurance rates? If smoking was the only targeted condition or behavior, would such a policy be unfair to smokers?

As its Greek language origins dictate, the term refers to “good death.” While it has come to mean a death that is caused by another person for the sake of mercy for the dying patient, the notion of a good death can be far more wide-ranging than the medical applications we usually give that concept.

Medical Decisions for Individuals Without a Surrogate:· The FHCDA authorizes the attending physician to act as surrogate for routine medical treatment.
· For major medical treatment, a physician may act only upon the concurrence of another physician that such major medical treatment is necessary.
· A physician may withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment for individuals without a surrogate only upon the independent concurrence of another physician that life-sustaining treatment offers no medical benefit to the patient because the patient will die imminently and the provision of life-sustaining treatment would violate accepted medical standards.

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The bill could be relevant to essays about whether patients should always receive food and water support.